**Summary:**
EEA Joint Committee Decision No. 221/2022, issued on July 8, 2022, amends Annex XIII (Transport) to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (EEA). The amendment incorporates Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/463, which corrects the German language version of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1998, which lays down detailed measures for the implementation of the common basic standards on aviation security, into the EEA Agreement. The Decision adds a new indent to point 66h of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1998 of Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement, specifically referencing "32022 R 0463: Commission Implementing Regulation EU 2022/463 of 22 March 2022 (OJ L 94, 23.3.2022, p. 3)." The Icelandic and Norwegian language versions of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/463 will be published in the EEA Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union and are considered authentic. This Decision went into effect on July 9, 2022, following notification per Article 103(1) of the EEA Agreement. The Decision was published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European Union.
Key Entities Referenced
EEA Joint Committee: The decision-making body responsible for adopting decisions related to the European Economic Area (EEA) Agreement.
EEA Agreement: The Agreement on the European Economic Area, which extends the European Union's single market to Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway.
Annex XIII Transport to the EEA Agreement: An annex to the EEA Agreement specifically addressing transport-related regulations and standards.
Commission Implementing Regulation EU 2022/463: A European Union regulation correcting the German language version of Implementing Regulation EU 2015/1998 regarding aviation security.
Commission Implementing Regulation EU 2015/1998: A European Union regulation laying down detailed measures for the implementation of common basic standards on aviation security.
Brussels: The city where the EEA Joint Committee decision was made.
Icelandic language: One of the languages in which the text of Implementing Regulation EU 2022/463 is to be published.
Norwegian languages: One of the languages in which the text of Implementing Regulation EU 2022/463 is to be published.
L 85/38 EN Official Journal of the European Union 23.3.2023
DECISION OF THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE No 221/2022
of 8 July 2022
amending Annex XIII (Transport) to the EEA Agreement [2023/638]
THE EEA JOINT COMMITTEE,
Having regard to the Agreement on the European Economic Area (“the EEA Agreement”), and in particular Article 98
thereof,
Whereas:
(1) Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/463 of 22 March 2022correcting the German language version
of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1998 laying down detailed measures for the implementation of the
common basic standards on aviation security(1)is to be incorporated into the EEA Agreement.
(2) Annex XIII to the EEA Agreement should therefore be amended accordingly,
HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:
Article 1
The following indent is added in point 66he (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/1998) of Annex XIII to the
EEA Agreement:
‘– 32022 R 0463: Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/463 of 22 March 2022(OJ L 94, 23.3.2022, p. 3).’
Article 2
The text of Implementing Regulation (EU) 2022/463 in the Icelandic and Norwegian languages, to be published in the EEA
Supplement to the Official Journal of the European Union, shall be authentic.
Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on 9 July 2022, provided that all the notifications under Article 103(1) of the EEA
Agreement have been made*.
Article 4
This Decision shall be published in the EEA Section of, and in the EEA Supplement to, the Official Journal of the European
Union.
Done at Brussels, 8 July 2022.
For the EEA Joint Committee
The President
Kristján Andri STEFÁNSSON
(1) OJ L 94, 23.3.2022, p. 3.
(*) No constitutional requirements indicated.